Middletown schools face rising repair costs and delayed funding
Supt Sam Dalton warns that delaying critical repairs in Middletown District will raise costs due to inflation. A 1974 study flagged 1.3 million dollars in urgent work across 24 buildings, including elevator upgrades, heating systems, and roofing. Board to study necessary funding for repairs and a preventative maintenance program, with no levy plans yet.
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Supt
Sam Dalton
Middletown
Dalton
Eneral
Board of Education
Middletown High School
McKinley
Roosevelt Middle
Amanda
Herman —_ Rottinghaus
Afternoon bandit suspect charged in two cases
Two counts of aggravated robbery were filed in Middletown against Robert A. Felder 33 of Cincinnati linked to the afternoon bandit case. Felder was arrested after a pursuit from Hills and Dales shopping center and faces four totals in Middletown with possible up to twenty holdups across Dayton Oakwood Kettering and here. Det Byron Johnson said the six Middletown charges are likely the core to be tried for the Sept 18 incident.
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Middletown
Robert A. Felder
Cincinnati
Felder
Kettering
I-75
Ohio
Hills and Dales
Dayton
Oakwood
Here
Fire and medical incidents widen across city council area
A string of emergency calls reports fires at 9 Kenwood Drive and 9 N Elmer Drive with mattress flames extinguished around 1 a.m. and $100 damage. Multiple residents including Kimberley Dumyer and Elizabeth Taylor were treated for injuries or chest pains and admitted or released from local hospitals. Additional notes mention a 92 year old Aura Armitage and other natives from Baltimore Street to Jewell Avenue suffering illness, falls, or breathing issues.
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Kenwood Drive
Kimberley Dumyer
N. Elmer Drive
James Lewis
Baltimore St
Aura Armitage
Jewell Ave
Banford Ross
Grandview Hospital
Dayton
Clayton St Robert Carpenter
Breiel Biva
Sutphin St
Billy Burton
McGuire Ave
Alvin Burg
Clearcreek Township trustees hear road and safety concerns
Clearcreek Township trustees discussed road upkeep on a street east of Ohio 48 and a lane on 48. They noted the lane is a narrow right of way, not a public road, and addressed speed limits on Cahall Drive Pekin approaches. Police plans include new declared speed limits and a 2 mill operating levy passed for the department. Joh nson named unpaid auxiliary officer amid four other applications.
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Springboro
Clearcreek
Ohio 48
Harlan Road
Ernest Burkhart
Donald Surface
Jeff Monk
Dove Trustees
Cahall Drive
Sharon Mercer
W. Pekin Road
Pekin
Ohio
Everett Manning
Manning
Citizens’ Committee
Burkhart
Car Totals After Breiel Boulevard Crash Near Fire Station
Jean Center, 19, of 5001 Woodridge Drive, was treated at Middletown Hospital after a collision on Breiel Boulevard south of Central Avenue when a van driven by Donna Meyers, 24, pulled from the No. 5 fire station driveway. Center swerved but totaled her 1973 car. The van incurred about $200 damage and Center was released after treatment.
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Breiel Boulevard
Central Avenue
Jean Center
Woodridge Drive
Middletown Hospital
Breiel
Donna Meyers
Batsey Drive
No. 5
Center Auto
Suspect Identified in Multiple City Holdups
Police say witnesses identified Felder as the man involved in a Lamark store holdup on University Boulevard and the Pence's Market hold up on Tytus Avenue on October 9, with several of seven other cases showing the same suspect.
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Lamark
University Boulevard
Pence’s
Tytus Avenue
Felder
Middletown Area News items for Saturday November 6 1976
A compact digest from Middletown Area News for Saturday November 6 1976 featuring local briefs. Names, places, dates, and small notices appear among community items and notices.
Warren County to hold vote recount on November 15
Warren County Board of Elections set a recount for November 15 at 1 30 p m after the general election. Recounts may be requested in the prosecuting attorney race and the Crooked Tree Development annexation referendum, which were decided by 32 votes and 13 votes respectively. Officials noted two uncounted ballots and that some card holes affected readings. The board apologized for long lines and discussed using the county computer or buying its own ballot tabulator.
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Lebanon
Warren County Board of Elections
Fred Jones
Crooked Tree
Mason
Nancy Stapleton
Cecil Linkous
Youths nabbed in stolen car in Coraopolis
Two Coraopolis boys aged 14 and 15 were arrested after a stolen car was stopped at Eldora Drive and Verity Parkway at 10 45 a m. The 15 year old driver faced auto theft possession of stolen credit cards and runaway charges while the 14 year old passenger was charged with auto theft runaway and possession of marijuana. They admitted stealing the car and breaking into a Pennsylvania service station. The youths were held for Pennsylvania authorities. three Middletown juveniles in the car were released to guardians without charges.
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Coraopolis
Eldora Drive
Verity Parkway
Pennsylvania
Middletown
Independence Factory seeks new headquarters site
Independence Factory pursues new headquarters site as organization seeks larger space to expand operations and accommodate staff growth. Details on location plans and timeline remain uncertain.
Principal defends actions amid school assault claim
Sam Brewer principal of McKinley Middle School defends following an alleged assault on a 15 year old. He says proper procedures were followed, praising bus drivers and staff for quick action. He notes that hospital transport is arranged via parents or emergency services when needed.
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Sam Brewer
McKinley Middle School
Brewer
Headlines Swapped On Editorial Columns
Editorial page misattribution swapped columns by Ronald Reagan and John Roche. Reagan wrote Paperwork blizzard in Washington while Roche authored Seeing China with moral bifocals. The two columns appeared under the wrong headlines yesterday in the Journal.
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Ronald Reagan
John Roche
Reagan
Washington
Roche
China
Truck Car Crash Kills Cincinnati Man on I 75
A Cincinnati man identified as Larry Jones was killed when his car was rear ended by a tractor trailer driven by Donny L Brown on Interstate 75 near Cincinnati Day on Road exit. Jones stopped in the roadway about two miles north of the Hamilton County line. The crash occurred about 4 45 p m and Jones was taken to the Butler County Morgue. State patrol investigators continued the probe.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati-Dayton Road
Larry Jones
Highway Patrol
Jones
Hamilton County
Donny L. Brown
Dayton
Jorres
Butler County
State Patrol
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Bud) Steller Mor
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